The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises ...

When the human body gets hurt, most tissues heal—skin closes over a wound, bone heals itself. But not all organs heal that ...

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An NIH-supported initiative seeks to unravel how the nervous system tracks and regulates the body’s internal organs. How does ...

Over the past 150 years, researchers have seen the average human body temperature drop by more than half a degree Fahrenheit (-0.3 °C). In a new study from the University of Michigan, scientists ...

Researchers uncover how gut bacteria use DGRs to adapt and survive, revealing new ways our microbiome could impact lifelong ...

Scientists found that microplastics can change the bacteria living in our gut. These changes may affect digestion, immunity, ...

I've done about 15 actual human body dissections as part of my ongoing professional training as an anatomist. You can become a bit desensitised to it, although people ask, "How do you put up with the ...